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March 10, 2011 -
Publication
The Human Side of the Fiscal Crisis
This policy forum by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget examined two paths for dealing with the nation's fiscal situation: action and inaction, and how they will affect a variety of groups. Read More
February 14, 2011 -
Publication
Financial Challenges for the New Chicago Mayor
The Civic Federation, a MacArthur grantee, released a new report that details the fiscal challenges facing the next Mayor of Chicago. Read More
February 4, 2011 -
Publication
Will It Take a Crisis to Fix U.S. Fiscal Policy?
Unless current policies are reformed, the national debt will continue to grow, making a sovereign debt crisis, like those in Ireland and Greece, inevitable, according to a new paper by Rudy Penner of the Urban Institute. Read More
January 24, 2011 -
Publication
Regional Resilience in the Face of Foreclosures
The foreclosure crisis is an opportunity to reorient housing strategies, according to a report by researchers, elected officials, and housing practitioners, who examined home mortgage foreclosures in six metropolitan regions for the National League of Cities. Read More
December 1, 2010 -
Publication
Communicating Effectively About Budgets and Taxes
With support from MacArthur, the Frameworks Institute has been conducting research to understand the underlying assumptions Americans have about budgets and taxes and to develop more productive strategies for communicating about these issues Read More
November 30, 2010 -
Press release
What D.C. Influencers Say About the National Debt
The second round of the "The Buck Stops Where?" survey series conduced by MacArthur grantee Public Agenda examines how Beltway insiders viewed the debt and the deficit during the 2010 midterm elections. Read More
November 16, 2010 -
Press release
New Poll: Voters Want Congress to Act to Reduce the National Debt
More than 70 percent of mid-term voters polled in a post-election survey say it is "very important" that Congress takes steps to reduce the national debt. Read More
August 19, 2010 -
In the Media
Chicago Experts Urge Treasury to Focus on Renters, Affordable Housing, in Mortgage Finance Overhaul
August 3, 2010 -
Publication
New Journal Explores Benefits, Costs of Government Programs
The new academic Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis examines whether government programs improve the well-being of society. It was published by the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis with support from MacArthur. Read More
